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>> it could but it probably won't and, you know, today, chris, the president's spokesman jay carney, the white house spokesman was asked in a small group of reporters whether the president has the authority to postpone an election and he said, jay carney said, well, i'll have to get back to you. no, he doesn't much the president has no such authority, nothing in federal law or the constitution gives any single person the power to postpone a vote for president of the united states. now, congress does have the authority to set the date for presidential elections. the constitution gives the authority to congress and congress has done that. the first tuesday after the first monday in november. it's been that way since the 18 -- roughly 1845. but there is no independent authority other than that to change the date for an election. so a state official, for example, probably couldn't say we're going to hold the elections two days from when they were scheduled. that would cause a problem with whether that state had done the right thing in choosing its presidential electors. congress could ce
>> it could but it probably won't and, you know, today, chris, the president's spokesman jay carney, the white house spokesman was asked in a small group of reporters whether the president has the authority to postpone an election and he said, jay carney said, well, i'll have to get back to you. no, he doesn't much the president has no such authority, nothing in federal law or the constitution gives any single person the power to postpone a vote for president of the united states. now,...
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but we have heard from the press briefing that jay carney says now is not the time to talk about the assault weapons ban. >> schieffer: i guess the follow-up is when will be the time? but my guess is the president probably won't take questions today. but it will be interesting to see what happens here and what's going to happen after this. how bad does it have to be for people to say this is as far as we're going to let this go. i think that's the question we as americans have to confront now. >> o'donnell: bob schieffer, stay with us as we await president obama at the white house to address the nation. i want to go now to major garrett who is there, who's in the briefing room. major, any indication what we may hear from the president? >> norah, we don't have an indication of how the president will mark this incredibly grim day in national history and a very grim moment for his own presidency. as was indicated, the president has responded to these mass shootings in the past identifying to the country his own personal reaction as a father of two young girls understanding it is a momen
but we have heard from the press briefing that jay carney says now is not the time to talk about the assault weapons ban. >> schieffer: i guess the follow-up is when will be the time? but my guess is the president probably won't take questions today. but it will be interesting to see what happens here and what's going to happen after this. how bad does it have to be for people to say this is as far as we're going to let this go. i think that's the question we as americans have to confront...
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jay carney just wrapped up. he got a number of questions about whether or not this incident would insight president obama to get reengaged in the effort to bring about stiffer gun control laws. that is something that president obama has spoken about in the past. carney's reaction to those questions, andrea, is that today is not the day to discuss those types of topics. discuss those topics. today, the white house, this administration will be focusing on the victims in connecticut and really monitoring the situation there and providing assistance they might be able to to the people of connecticut. andrea? >> thank you so much. we are talking about newtown, connecticut. and it's about an hour and a half from new york city. and this with several victims in the danbury hospital and also as many as 26 may be dead, children as well as adults. all children and staff from the hospital -- from the school, rather, have been evacuated safely according to lieutenant paul vance of the state police. this is the reaction of th
jay carney just wrapped up. he got a number of questions about whether or not this incident would insight president obama to get reengaged in the effort to bring about stiffer gun control laws. that is something that president obama has spoken about in the past. carney's reaction to those questions, andrea, is that today is not the day to discuss those types of topics. discuss those topics. today, the white house, this administration will be focusing on the victims in connecticut and really...
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jay carney said at one point he looked around is anybody flying this plane. they were flying the plane. everybody was safe. the president back at the white house. >> shepard: what are republicans saying about working with the president trying to break this gridlock? >> the republicans are skeptical because they say that the president noted last night is he going to call mitt romney and invite him into the white house for a meeting to talk about how they can work together. the republicans say look he did the same thing with john mccain as president elect in 2008. both parties went to their separate corners in the end and didn't get a lot done together. republic strategists are saying if the president is serious about this second term maybe they can get business done. take a listen. >> i was interested in his remarks last night saying the best is yet to come. we would have liked to have seen some of that in the first four years. maybe is he serious this time. >> in an effort to try to show he is following up, we're told by white house aides that late in the eve
jay carney said at one point he looked around is anybody flying this plane. they were flying the plane. everybody was safe. the president back at the white house. >> shepard: what are republicans saying about working with the president trying to break this gridlock? >> the republicans are skeptical because they say that the president noted last night is he going to call mitt romney and invite him into the white house for a meeting to talk about how they can work together. the...
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in fact, white house press secretary jay carney told reporters earlier today that today is not the day to talk about gun control. new york mayor michael bloomberg sees it differently. he is calling out the white house and congress for their inaction on the issue. with all the carnage from the gun violence in our country, he said, "it's almost impossible to believe that a mass shooting in a kindergarten class could happen. it has come to that. not even kindergartners learning their abcs are safe. we've heard after columbine that it was too soon to talk about gun laws. we heard after virginia tech, after tucson, after aurora and oak creek. and now we're hearing it again. for every day we wait 34 more people are murdered with guns. today many of them were 5-year-olds. president obama rightly sent his heartfelt condolences to the families in newtown, connecticut. but the country needs him to send a bill to congress to fix this problem. calling for meaningful action is not enough. we need immediate action. we have heard all the rhetoric before. what we have not seen is leadership, not from
in fact, white house press secretary jay carney told reporters earlier today that today is not the day to talk about gun control. new york mayor michael bloomberg sees it differently. he is calling out the white house and congress for their inaction on the issue. with all the carnage from the gun violence in our country, he said, "it's almost impossible to believe that a mass shooting in a kindergarten class could happen. it has come to that. not even kindergartners learning their abcs are...
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we in the press often ask jay carney about this very issue. what type of action can we expect to see from this white house in terms of backing up some of those words? at this point in time we haven't gotten news that any -- there is any actual action in the near future, but i think that you're going to potentially see that change based on what the president said today, based on the fact he said it is now time for action despite the politics of it. as you know, a lot of members of congress, more conservative members, are opposed to a number of the stiffer gun control measures that have been discussed. so it's certainly not going to be an easy thing to sort through. but i think that part of the president's point today, and you heard him say this in his own words, was that he has seen too many of these massacres of these tragic shootings that have claimed too many lives and today those lives were of children, ages 5 to 10 years old. so certainly he was emotional but also seemed to be resolved to some extent to actually do something about it this
we in the press often ask jay carney about this very issue. what type of action can we expect to see from this white house in terms of backing up some of those words? at this point in time we haven't gotten news that any -- there is any actual action in the near future, but i think that you're going to potentially see that change based on what the president said today, based on the fact he said it is now time for action despite the politics of it. as you know, a lot of members of congress, more...
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>> no. >> we have a records with ed henry of fox news interacting with jay carney. [video clip] >> this many of the operation find -- this president finds the use of the kinds of information that is protected in our national security environment, highly important. he has to make life and death decisions based on that information all the time. he thinks it is extremely important that that information be safeguarded. >> one of governor advisors accused the national security advisor of leaking information. >> he made that accusation based on rumors he said he heard in the journalistic community. that same person called the russian soviet union on several occasion and could not that i could tell, accurately or intel gently coherently state a foreign policy difference between this president and the governor. i would let the investigations take place. >> were you there that day? >> no, i was not there. >> question about the overall briefings. something that we've covered on television. are we getting our money's worth? should we do this? >> i think so because it forces in
>> no. >> we have a records with ed henry of fox news interacting with jay carney. [video clip] >> this many of the operation find -- this president finds the use of the kinds of information that is protected in our national security environment, highly important. he has to make life and death decisions based on that information all the time. he thinks it is extremely important that that information be safeguarded. >> one of governor advisors accused the national...
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that's the question we need posing to white house press secretary jay carney a moment ago. he referred to this as a complex problem needing complex solutions and said no single piece of legislation and one policy to handle this. he was peppered with questions, among other things asking specifically what the president meant when he said he would use all of the power of his office to try to effect change referring to the epidemic of gun violence in the country and no specific proposal he brought forth or timeline going forward. i heard your conversation with the guests in the last 15 minutes or so and i said what the the president say to americans right now asking the question today, why did it take until now for the president to take sincere action? as you noted, he's been to four communities now from colorado and arizona, ft. hood, texas, and now connecticut to console families in the wake of mass members and jay carney essentially said that's what they're focused on right now is doing more, going forward. it's obviously a lot of pressure being put on this president by a lo
that's the question we need posing to white house press secretary jay carney a moment ago. he referred to this as a complex problem needing complex solutions and said no single piece of legislation and one policy to handle this. he was peppered with questions, among other things asking specifically what the president meant when he said he would use all of the power of his office to try to effect change referring to the epidemic of gun violence in the country and no specific proposal he brought...
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the agents have been recalled and interviewed and the white house press secretary jay carney addressed the scandal today. >> the president has confidence in the director of the secret service. director sullivan acted quickly in response to this incident and is overseeing an investigation as we speak into the matter. beyond that, i'm not going to, as the president did not, speculate about conclusions that the investigation might reach since it's ongoing. >> the pentagon officials say as many as 10 military members may have also been involved i. >>> president obama is making a move to target the high prices at the pump and is asking congress for funding to police the u.s. energy markets. he wants to keep a closer eye on price manipulation by speculators. they can make millions of dollars while driving prices up for the rest of us. the president is asking for $52 million to to strengthen the vision of the markets. >> we can't afford -- where speculators buy up oil, create the perception of a shortage and driving prices higher only to flip the oil for a quick profit. >> house speaker john
the agents have been recalled and interviewed and the white house press secretary jay carney addressed the scandal today. >> the president has confidence in the director of the secret service. director sullivan acted quickly in response to this incident and is overseeing an investigation as we speak into the matter. beyond that, i'm not going to, as the president did not, speculate about conclusions that the investigation might reach since it's ongoing. >> the pentagon officials say...
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. >> secretary jay carney says bryson has been an effective commerce secretary since he was confirmed. they are in the process of gathering information and more details as well. the circumstances surrounding those accidents and police indicate bryson could face charges for at least one hit and run. >>> kelly wright reporting for us from washington. >>> now to another developing story swat teams in alabama swallowed tear gas used thermal imagining and tore a home apart. the man accused of murdering three people they believe was hold up inside. joining us with an update on this. >> late last night swat teams were sent into that house to look for december month leonard. police in east montgomery said they received two tips that someone who looked like the 22-year-old was siding inside that house. police did however arrest two people accused of hindering this search. 41-year-old gabriel thomas have had contact with that gunman we are told. it is not known if the men are related. meantime leonard has been on the run since saturday night. that's when he fired 6 shots at an off campus party
. >> secretary jay carney says bryson has been an effective commerce secretary since he was confirmed. they are in the process of gathering information and more details as well. the circumstances surrounding those accidents and police indicate bryson could face charges for at least one hit and run. >>> kelly wright reporting for us from washington. >>> now to another developing story swat teams in alabama swallowed tear gas used thermal imagining and tore a home apart....
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carney came out, julie, jay carney the white house press secretary came out and said terrorism now. so if he can come to the podium, why shouldn't the president? >> the president did, jamie, in fact if you look at the president's remarks he addressed them as terrorist attacks, when they initially happened. and the president did that right off the bat i think there's no disagreement from any of us certainly not from angela, me or the president for that matter or the secretary of state that this was a terrorist attack, of course it was, people killed our ambassador and our fellow americans, of course it was a terrorist attack and seems to me it was probably coordinated from everything that initially is being reported, but i think-- >> but julie, but i think it's very important to make sure that we have all the facts before the president goes out and there says something that turns out not to be accurate later on when it's complete. >> jamie: is that the case, angela, or is the president side stepping the issue because the economy is on the mind of voters and he's been campaigning and
carney came out, julie, jay carney the white house press secretary came out and said terrorism now. so if he can come to the podium, why shouldn't the president? >> the president did, jamie, in fact if you look at the president's remarks he addressed them as terrorist attacks, when they initially happened. and the president did that right off the bat i think there's no disagreement from any of us certainly not from angela, me or the president for that matter or the secretary of state that...
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jay carney yesterday said president obama doesn't stand with the union workers and the teachers. he stands with the kids and the students. >> andrea: his silence tells me he stands for the unions. his principal concern is not the union. it's getting re-elected. it's the same message. the teachers want to keep their job and they want raises and they don't want to be graded by any standardize test. their record. we have a president who wants to keep his job and forget a raise, but he doesn't want to be graded on his record. it's the same theme. every day this is on the cover of the paper the worse it gets for him. even if i'm a teacher in albany new york and making $44,000 a year, i'm not happy about what is going on. i am even more unhappy if i'm unemployed out there. his demographic gets more a more raises and no accountability. >> greg: we know what the white house is concerned with, the food in the school cafeteria. i look at this stuff going on and i'm like what is more frightening, hot dog in a cafeteria? or constantly entitled angry teacher. those guys go back in the school
jay carney yesterday said president obama doesn't stand with the union workers and the teachers. he stands with the kids and the students. >> andrea: his silence tells me he stands for the unions. his principal concern is not the union. it's getting re-elected. it's the same message. the teachers want to keep their job and they want raises and they don't want to be graded by any standardize test. their record. we have a president who wants to keep his job and forget a raise, but he...
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this remains under investigation. >> now jay carney aboard air force one told reporters itself evident that this was a terror attack. different from what the administration has been saying all week. >> we are at the very early stages of an fbi investigation. the teams from the fbi reached libya earlier this week, and i will advise congress also that i am launching an accountability review board that will be chaired by ambassador thomas pickerring. >> clearly a terrorist attack. but exactly who perpetrated it is the question. >> we went through a very exhaust i have effort to try to take those prisoners at gitmo and to rehabilitate them. but we have seen instances, both in iraq and afghanistan, and for that matter pakistan, where former detain s have been involved in planning and executing attacks against americans abroad. >> on the issue of -- with libya today, it is stunning the lack of coordination between the intelligence community and the state department. >> what do we know? we know it was a terror attack. it was planned two or three days in advance. we knew it had nothing to do w
this remains under investigation. >> now jay carney aboard air force one told reporters itself evident that this was a terror attack. different from what the administration has been saying all week. >> we are at the very early stages of an fbi investigation. the teams from the fbi reached libya earlier this week, and i will advise congress also that i am launching an accountability review board that will be chaired by ambassador thomas pickerring. >> clearly a terrorist...
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more information from jay carney the white house spokesperson saying treasury secretary tim geithner will stay on he says through the inauguration of president obama, who of course has just been reelected to help with the fiscal cliff negotiations. that from the white house. of course there is lot of speculation if there is going to be any changing around at the cabinet level. tim geithner we're told will stay through the inauguration. that will be through, close to end january imagine and perhaps on from there, to help with the fiscal cliff negotiations which anyone that can come up with solution to that is much appreciated. all right. talking of which, let the fiscal showdown begin. president obama says, yeah he is open to compromise with republicans, but, higher taxes must be part of any deficit plan. our very own gerri willis will weigh in on that story next. tracy: as we head out to break though, the dow is only down 20 points. let's look at winners and losers on the s&p 500. gannett up almost 3 1/4%. we'll be right back. ashley: 30 minutes past the hour, a check of the markets,
more information from jay carney the white house spokesperson saying treasury secretary tim geithner will stay on he says through the inauguration of president obama, who of course has just been reelected to help with the fiscal cliff negotiations. that from the white house. of course there is lot of speculation if there is going to be any changing around at the cabinet level. tim geithner we're told will stay through the inauguration. that will be through, close to end january imagine and...
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jay carney today talking about where he was going and the the possibilities. here's jay carney, the press secretary. >> based on the notion that these rates have to go up, because that's good in and of itself. it's based on the necessity of having enough revenue as part of this balanced package. >> yeah. all right so, we ran election on we're going to raise taxes on people pe pikging or $0,000, in tmin back tok the clinton era which was enormously successful. now president obama is saying no, just kidding we're going to $400,000. >> when you are the president and there is a republican congress who was also elected there's going to have to be compromise. the president is not going to get iron fist. first, he doesn't rule with one second he's not going to what he wants out of this congress entirely. plan b. that the republicans have before them already includes $1 million. >> we just had an election about it. this is what obama does, negotiates against himself. i would have said election settled it for sure. above $250,000, those taxes are going up, every single
jay carney today talking about where he was going and the the possibilities. here's jay carney, the press secretary. >> based on the notion that these rates have to go up, because that's good in and of itself. it's based on the necessity of having enough revenue as part of this balanced package. >> yeah. all right so, we ran election on we're going to raise taxes on people pe pikging or $0,000, in tmin back tok the clinton era which was enormously successful. now president obama is...
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jay carney explained monday why the president has made no public plans. >>> the president just recently had a conversation with prime minister netanyahu that lasted more than an hour i believe, and that was just one in countless conversations that they have had. as you know the president has met with and spent time on the phone with prime minister netanyahu more than any leader since he took office. >>> many are criticizing the president. republicans are blasting president obama for being in campaign mode during his visit. they criticized the president's decision to do an interview with the television show "the view" and not meet with other leaders like prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> i know something about this. i ske ehcheduled the president three years. we wouldn't have had time for the view it would have been packed with world leaders sitting down with the president having a discussion. something you can't accomplish on the other end of the telephone. there's no substitute to sitting down with a leader and the other people he brings to the meeting to talk about the heavy issue
jay carney explained monday why the president has made no public plans. >>> the president just recently had a conversation with prime minister netanyahu that lasted more than an hour i believe, and that was just one in countless conversations that they have had. as you know the president has met with and spent time on the phone with prime minister netanyahu more than any leader since he took office. >>> many are criticizing the president. republicans are blasting president...
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chris, alissa, according to the white house, according to jay carney, this is a multi-day exercise in futility. he said that -- he reiterated the president would veto it, but it won't even get out of the senate. >> they will not vote on the proposal in any way, shape, or form. this is an interesting gambit by john boehner, andrea, because i see a lot of down side. if this vote goes down, and i assume it won't, john boehner made a very public pledge yesterday that we will pass this and when we do, the president will have a decision to make. but if it goes down, it's a real judgment on sort of the divided republican house conference. if it passes, there's no path forward at least that we can currently see. as you point on the president obama and harry reid saying this is going nowhere. the argument, i talked to some boehner allies today -- the argument shows, look, it shows we're doing something. we're trying to get a plan that will get -- that can get through the u.s. house, but, again, we're getting closer and closer now 11 days away from the end of the year, and this is an exercise t
chris, alissa, according to the white house, according to jay carney, this is a multi-day exercise in futility. he said that -- he reiterated the president would veto it, but it won't even get out of the senate. >> they will not vote on the proposal in any way, shape, or form. this is an interesting gambit by john boehner, andrea, because i see a lot of down side. if this vote goes down, and i assume it won't, john boehner made a very public pledge yesterday that we will pass this and...
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listen to those comments followed by jay carney pushing back. >> the obama administration has figured figured out. he made that accusation based on rumors he said he had heard in the journalistic community. that same person called russia the soviet union. he called governor romney governor reagan on several occasions. >> william son had been referring to david sangor the "new york times" reporter some of this information. carney was able to jump all over that william son the romney advisor did mess up and confuse russia with the soviet union which kind of undermined some of the other charges, shep. >> shepard: all right. ed henry at the white house this afternoon. thanks very much. the senior iranian official today appeared to offer tehran's full support for the syrian regime that is murdering its own people. iran's vice president in charge of international affairs said that iran is ready to share experience and capabilities with the syrians. but did he not explain what that meant. the comments came a day after a spokesman for iran's joints chief of staff said syria has friends in the
listen to those comments followed by jay carney pushing back. >> the obama administration has figured figured out. he made that accusation based on rumors he said he had heard in the journalistic community. that same person called russia the soviet union. he called governor romney governor reagan on several occasions. >> william son had been referring to david sangor the "new york times" reporter some of this information. carney was able to jump all over that william son...
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i guess jay carney spoke out about this today. >> he did. 'cause there has been conflicting information as you suggest. some administration officials have said look, this was not a preplanned, premeditated attack. that's the opposite, as you know, as to what the libyan president and others have suggested. u.s. intelligence sources have told fox that the u.s. government was warned by libyan officials that violence was increasing in benghazi and that the libyan government may not be able to control it. so i pressed jay carney on whether we got some kind of a warning. take a listen. >> the administration have any sort of heads up that violence was increasing specifically in libya before the attack? >> i'm not aware of any, ed. this is a matter that's under investigation in terms of what precipitated the attack, what the motivations were, what role the video played in that. >> the president taped an interview with david letterman running later tonight and he says he has a new message for the muslim world. they need to work with the u.s. to prote
i guess jay carney spoke out about this today. >> he did. 'cause there has been conflicting information as you suggest. some administration officials have said look, this was not a preplanned, premeditated attack. that's the opposite, as you know, as to what the libyan president and others have suggested. u.s. intelligence sources have told fox that the u.s. government was warned by libyan officials that violence was increasing in benghazi and that the libyan government may not be able to...
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the press secretary jay carney talks transparency at a white house briefing despite claiming to be the most transparent administration in history there are more than a few dark spots on the president's record will shed some light on the issue just ahead. and it's been two years to the day since the tunisian street vendor set himself on fire sparking the arab spring now there are new government leaders so what is really changed in the middle east to take a look back over the past couple years i mean. it's monday december seventeenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you're watching our team. while much of this country today is still in shock devastated over the deaths of twenty children and six adults murdered at a connecticut elementary school friday morning newtown connecticut has been described as a picturesque a quiet new england town and there are no words to truly describe the horror of what happened or the sense of loss residents there are feeling president obama spoke to the community yesterday evening in an attempt to try to bring the country together in this time of
the press secretary jay carney talks transparency at a white house briefing despite claiming to be the most transparent administration in history there are more than a few dark spots on the president's record will shed some light on the issue just ahead. and it's been two years to the day since the tunisian street vendor set himself on fire sparking the arab spring now there are new government leaders so what is really changed in the middle east to take a look back over the past couple years i...
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. >> eric: listen to jay carney. can we hear jay carney explain what is going on with president obama and jobs. >> democrats expressed real concern about not only economy but what it says about the president's chance for re-election. does the president share the concern that somehow there has been a tipping point reached? >> the president is focused far less on his job than on the jobs of the american people. >> eric: bob, i'll throw it to you. but here is jay carney's -- >> kimberly: look at bob's face. >> eric: focusing on american people's jobs. friday the horrible job report came out he did six fundraisers. today he is saying the president is concentrating on jobs. you know what the president is doing today? three fundraisers in new york city. >> bob: that's all right. that's what you do when you run for re-election. but it's not concentrating on his own job. that's not the way i would put it. >> eric: isn't that what he is doing? >> greg: waiters to serve the people that are there. and for >> bob: it's more mone
. >> eric: listen to jay carney. can we hear jay carney explain what is going on with president obama and jobs. >> democrats expressed real concern about not only economy but what it says about the president's chance for re-election. does the president share the concern that somehow there has been a tipping point reached? >> the president is focused far less on his job than on the jobs of the american people. >> eric: bob, i'll throw it to you. but here is jay carney's...
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what you didn't see off-camera jay carney white house spokensman sitting a few feet away from me taking his eye glasses off to wipe his eyes. they have lowered the flag to half staff at the white house and boehner has done it as well. partisan of recent days may be smaller, the fiscal cliff discussions interrupted. the president has now canceled a trip he was planning to maine next wednesday he was going to pressure the republicans to support his plan. also, worth noting when the president talked there about taking meaningful action, he has been criticized from the left, after some of the other tragedies. for not getting specific. not taking action on gun control. he now laid out a promise, basically, in the remarks in the second term he is going to, as he said, we need to come together the take meaningful action regardless of politics. the big question moving forward, though, maybe not today but moving forward will be what kind of action will it be, jon? >> jon: that is the million-dollar question. ed henry at the white house. thank you. so chaos and heartbreak in connecticut. town lef
what you didn't see off-camera jay carney white house spokensman sitting a few feet away from me taking his eye glasses off to wipe his eyes. they have lowered the flag to half staff at the white house and boehner has done it as well. partisan of recent days may be smaller, the fiscal cliff discussions interrupted. the president has now canceled a trip he was planning to maine next wednesday he was going to pressure the republicans to support his plan. also, worth noting when the president...
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jay carney today, for what it's worth, was fighting back. he's not going to order what his priorities are, but, no, the bottom line is this is a window. you know you only have a finite window sometimes when there are policy fights that are sort of thrown at your doorstep whether you wanted it or not, and you have to deal with it. so i think he knows this is something he has to tackle early, first six months type of thing next year kind of early. so, no, i sense that. but the problem is what is it? and i go -- you know, the issue with guns, chris, and i hear what you're saying, but this -- you want to understand the divide between rural america and suburban and urban america, it is this issue of guns. it's not a policy. it turns never into a policy debate. as chris hinted at, this turns into an ideological and then people lose their sort of -- they lose their -- they lose their grounding in this, and it becomes an irrational back and forth on guns. you cannot have -- nobody will have this sort of, well, geez, we're having somebody come on pla
jay carney today, for what it's worth, was fighting back. he's not going to order what his priorities are, but, no, the bottom line is this is a window. you know you only have a finite window sometimes when there are policy fights that are sort of thrown at your doorstep whether you wanted it or not, and you have to deal with it. so i think he knows this is something he has to tackle early, first six months type of thing next year kind of early. so, no, i sense that. but the problem is what is...
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do you think that was a bright spot in jay carney's career? >> bob: that is one i would put in my home videos and show my kids. jay on occasion was wonder a littlait will -- what happenedee bit. they are ducking away from occupy wall street. i'll make the point. i support occupy wall street. they're exactly right. rich people make it and poor people don't. democrat is incorrect again. erroneous i'm going to dana perino. >> dana: my lowlight reel from the white house would be extensive and something you could make fun of for days. sometimes you get a question where you are like, when you are answering it you think like what is the three days from now what are they going to ask me? i think three months ago when occupy wall street was all that and they were living in the rei tents, that was longer ago i guess. maybe in the fall. but now it look like they're tarnish and they back away and sometimes you don't have a good answer. >> bob: time for greg to talk about defecating. >> greg: okay. anytime? here is the thing, i am beginning to sympathize w
do you think that was a bright spot in jay carney's career? >> bob: that is one i would put in my home videos and show my kids. jay on occasion was wonder a littlait will -- what happenedee bit. they are ducking away from occupy wall street. i'll make the point. i support occupy wall street. they're exactly right. rich people make it and poor people don't. democrat is incorrect again. erroneous i'm going to dana perino. >> dana: my lowlight reel from the white house would be...
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i raised the issue with jay carney, getting off the u.n. on what about those mitt romney releasing his tax returns. did that satisfy the president? jay carney said that's an issue for -- something for the campaign to answer. wait a minute, you've talked about this before. here's a follow-up and jay's attempt to duck the answer. >> in terms of the president believes, as a candidate that governor romney has an obligation to the american people to be forthcoming. >> i would say the president believes the tradition of candidates releasing their entire returns many years of them is a useful and valuable one for the american people. certainly one he's abided by. i have noted it began i guess just coincidentally with governor romney of michigan back in 1968. it is a process the president thinks is important even if it uncomfortable. you should be an open book. that's his view. >> bill: so in other words romney didn't do enough right? >> so therefore he did not do -- >> i think the campaign has spoken to this. but the president's view hasn't change
i raised the issue with jay carney, getting off the u.n. on what about those mitt romney releasing his tax returns. did that satisfy the president? jay carney said that's an issue for -- something for the campaign to answer. wait a minute, you've talked about this before. here's a follow-up and jay's attempt to duck the answer. >> in terms of the president believes, as a candidate that governor romney has an obligation to the american people to be forthcoming. >> i would say the...
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we're going to take a listen to jay carney at the press conference now. >> information becomes available about this incident, and as the day proceeds, if we get more information and as we get more information, we'll certainly provide it to you. i do not have anything to confirm for you at this point. the fbi is supporting state law enforcement, which has the lead as well as local law enforcement as they respond to and begin to investigate this incident. as i said, the president will receive regular updates as the day progresses. take your questions. >> one follow on that. can you relay to us the president's reaction or thoughts? obviously, the shootings are all of them are tragic. we're hearing some heinous numbers, and the fact that children were involved in this. >> i would rather not relay reactions at this point because i don't have any confirmation to give to you about what exactly has happened there or potential victims, so at this point i would rather just inform you that the president has been informed about the shooting, was informed at 10:30 and is being given regular updates a
we're going to take a listen to jay carney at the press conference now. >> information becomes available about this incident, and as the day proceeds, if we get more information and as we get more information, we'll certainly provide it to you. i do not have anything to confirm for you at this point. the fbi is supporting state law enforcement, which has the lead as well as local law enforcement as they respond to and begin to investigate this incident. as i said, the president will...
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this is the second day the jay carney refuse to get into that dispute. based on one anonymous source that allegedly was spoken to, he is alleging that the romney did not pay any taxes at all. this was from the washington fact checker on this review. they believe that this is an attack that is hitting mitt romney very hard. on one of his vulnerabilities about not putting out more tax returns and not telling how harry reid to stop it. brinkley, jay carney, per second, he said there is one way to end this issue. have mitt romney turn over more tax returns. the bottom line is, they want to see these attacks continue. it certainly helps the president politically. >> thank you very much for keeping up with the updates. shannon: the dispute is between governor romney and senator harry reid. senator harry reid speaks for himself. newark mayor cory booker criticize the president's attack on on governor romney's record having capital. at one point on a sunday morning, he called them nauseating. then there was senator dianne feinstein. she says the white house was
this is the second day the jay carney refuse to get into that dispute. based on one anonymous source that allegedly was spoken to, he is alleging that the romney did not pay any taxes at all. this was from the washington fact checker on this review. they believe that this is an attack that is hitting mitt romney very hard. on one of his vulnerabilities about not putting out more tax returns and not telling how harry reid to stop it. brinkley, jay carney, per second, he said there is one way to...
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and he since has been receiving regular updates according to the white house spokesman jay carney. we do know, wolf, he's expected to address this, to actually come out before the cameras, perhaps, and give some sort of statement to speak to this. he's been in touch with the governor of connecticut. he's been in touch with his fbi director. the white house has been waiting to get a firmer grasp on the facts. as you know, it is a very fluid situation and the president certainly wants to know he has a firm grasp on the facts of the case, what is going on before he addresses the nation, wolf. >> it looks like this may be the worst mass killing at a school in u.s. history, based on the information i'm getting over here. columbine high school, littleton, colorado, back in 1999, dylan klebold and eric harris killed 12 fellow students and one teach brother before committing suicide in the school library. in this case, john king reporting close to 30, we believe, are now dead. and 18 to 20 of them children, if those numbers hold up. this looks like it could be the worst mass killing in ame
and he since has been receiving regular updates according to the white house spokesman jay carney. we do know, wolf, he's expected to address this, to actually come out before the cameras, perhaps, and give some sort of statement to speak to this. he's been in touch with the governor of connecticut. he's been in touch with his fbi director. the white house has been waiting to get a firmer grasp on the facts. as you know, it is a very fluid situation and the president certainly wants to know he...
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jay carney in a later clip you didn't play, to rank the priorities. is this a top priority? biel not try to rank those priorities. the fact is we've seen the president go full-court press on stimulus, obamacare, now tax hikes. they have to sort of draw some lines in the sand and pick their spots and it appears this is not something that is truth be told at the very top of their list. megyn: some in the wake of the tragedy we saw on friday and not just that one but the ones we've seen in recent weeks, have decided to take aim at folks on the right who do not support a renewed assault weapons ban. who believe in more robust second amendment gun rights. and take issue with their position. you know saying somehow they had a hand in this. somehow they should feel responsible for what happened. >> yeah. megyn: but the president appears to be on the same page in terms of actions with those very people. he ran for office he said he was going to support, he was going to press for an assault weapons ban. you saw jake tapper trying to get at, well, what specifically has he done? name o
jay carney in a later clip you didn't play, to rank the priorities. is this a top priority? biel not try to rank those priorities. the fact is we've seen the president go full-court press on stimulus, obamacare, now tax hikes. they have to sort of draw some lines in the sand and pick their spots and it appears this is not something that is truth be told at the very top of their list. megyn: some in the wake of the tragedy we saw on friday and not just that one but the ones we've seen in recent...
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is he going to say this is who told jay carney this. this is who told susan rice. this this is what i think happened there heads are going to roll. >> i spoke with three republic senators yesterday, including senator jim inhofe the republic of oklahoma who said the senate foreign relations committee is holding hearings on november 15th. >> bill: i don't care about that. >> they will get to the heart of it. >> bill: you are avoiding my question. is there any reason on earth the president of the united states tomorrow shouldn't hold a press conference and answer fundamental questions about this? >> i think that the -- i don't know, bill. i don't know what he he knows or when he knew it. >> bill: don't you think as an american he should? >> listen. >> bill: do you think as an american citizen the president should answer questions to the press about this? >> the president should tell what he knows when he feels he knows it. and i think that it is totally appropriate. >> bill: he doesn't know this fundamental stuff six weeks later. >> political sharks, bill. >> bill: ju
is he going to say this is who told jay carney this. this is who told susan rice. this this is what i think happened there heads are going to roll. >> i spoke with three republic senators yesterday, including senator jim inhofe the republic of oklahoma who said the senate foreign relations committee is holding hearings on november 15th. >> bill: i don't care about that. >> they will get to the heart of it. >> bill: you are avoiding my question. is there any reason on...
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. >> over at the white house jay carney didn't have any prompts in the briefing room but he had strong words for the romney ryan ticket. it is clear the election gives americans a choice but when it comes to discussing key issues republicans are walking away from the debate. >> what we have seen since late last week early this week when the ticket for the other side was filled out was an announcement for a substantive policy debate when it focused on medicare there was a desire on the other side to change the subject. >> the chicago side of the operation said the romney ryan budget eliminates the guarantee of medicare instead provide people with a voucher to provide healthcare. he said in south carolina his medicare plan should not be labeled as a voucher plan. >> good to know. medicare is what we are talking about this morning. a poerl asll asks voters what s you more obama's healthcare law or romney's proposal. 41 percent were more afraid of paul ryan's proposal 48 percent president obama's healthcare. charles krauthammer has thoughts on the gop's recent push. >> i think cha happened
. >> over at the white house jay carney didn't have any prompts in the briefing room but he had strong words for the romney ryan ticket. it is clear the election gives americans a choice but when it comes to discussing key issues republicans are walking away from the debate. >> what we have seen since late last week early this week when the ticket for the other side was filled out was an announcement for a substantive policy debate when it focused on medicare there was a desire on...